I am so thrilled that you joined us as we gaveled in this committee's first-ever hearing in the Illinois 14th Congressional District.

The integrity of our elections is essential to the preservation of our republic and it is our patriotic duty as Americans.

I am proud that these policies were included in H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which we passed in the House in March.

My colleagues in this body, medical experts, and our neighbors and constituents all agree the humanitarian and medical situation at our southern border has reached crisis levels. During my conversations with health officials at the border…

I introduced the U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act in response to the conditions I witnessed firsthand on our border this year: first in April, then in July, and then again in August. The humanitarian crisis at our border…

I also applaud March for Our Lives peace plan for a safer America, which makes a number of recommendations to help ensure our communities are safe from gun violence.

Children should be free to live their lives and go to school without the fear of gun violence.

That is unacceptable and we need to fix it.

I am proud to serve both on Chairwoman Brownley's Women Veterans Task Force and on the Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus.

I am proud to be introducing the ACE Veterans Act today with Congressman Conor Lamb.

This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to Congress on gender-specific care available at VA facilities.

Thank you, Chairwoman Brownley, for holding today's hearing, and thank you and Dr. Dunn for permitting me to join today's important panel.

With the number of domestic terrorism arrests now approaching 100 this year, it is clear that domestic terrorism is a pervasive threat to our National security.

I am incredibly proud to cosponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.

64. That is the number of robocalls that the average Illinoisan has received in 2019 alone, over 1 billion total. Nationwide, half of all calls to cellphones are robocalls. Yesterday, in my staff meeting, our discussion of floor…

Strong laws that protect and empower workers must ensure that workers are clearly informed of their legal rights.

In the United States, nearly 130 people die from opioid-related fatalities each day.

Confronting this epidemic means stopping the flow of synthetic opioids entering the United States from China and other countries.

A majority of the opioid fatalities in our country are linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

I am so glad that we are having today's hearing as part of the committee's ongoing work to protect the basic rights that American workers have fought so hard to win.

We are talking about a place that limits women's reproductive rights. That cannot be a great place to do business.

Personally, I have written a letter to the new Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, joined by my colleagues Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, urging the governor to submit the development to thorough…

I thank Lake County for its leadership on this issue.

In my district in northern Illinois, many farmers are struggling with the challenges that come from a delayed planting season and an uncertain market. But, recently, Kaylee Heap invited me to her family's farm to share her story about yet…

Currently, 20 Republican-led States are suing to overturn the Affordable Care Act and the protections that it provides. Rather than defend the law, the Trump administration is siding with these States and arguing the entire law should be…